Comments in response to the exhibited environmental impact statement for the proposed M12 motorway.

A review of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) exhibited for the M12 motorway proposed is informing Council's submission on the application to the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. While the proposed M12 motorway is considered a necessary strategic infrastructure connection servicing the planned aerotropolis and Western Sydney catchment, there are a number of design elements, assumptions and conclusions outlined within the EIS that are considered to warrant further investigation, confirmation and potential amendments to the proposal to ensure that the opportunities of the transport corridor are not detrimentally to biodiversity, landscape, heritage and orderly development principles.

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